(1) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), a person shall not drive a motorcycle or low-power scooter on a public highway unless the person and any passenger thereon is wearing goggles or eyeglasses with lenses made of safety glass or plastic; except that this subsection (1) does not apply to a person wearing a helmet containing eye protection made of safety glass or plastic.
(b) A person driving or riding a motorcycle need not wear eye protection if the motorcycle has:
Three wheels;
A maximum design speed of twenty-five miles per hour or less;(III) A windshield; and (IV) Seat belts.
The department shall adopt standards and specifications for the design of gogglesand eyeglasses.
Any motorcycle carrying a passenger, other than in a sidecar or enclosed cab, shallbe equipped with footrests for such passengers.
Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class A trafficinfraction.
Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2266, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2009: (1) amended, (HB 09-1026), ch. 281, p. 1276, § 48, effective October 1. L. 2015: (1) amended, (HB 15-1345), ch. 330, p. 1347, § 2, effective August 5.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 42-4-231 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-232 was relocated to § 42-4-233.
Cross references: For regulation of motorcycles generally, see part 15 of this article.